Facebook tips lead to arrest of two sought following Statts Mill Road meth lab bust

Tips received in response to Facebook postings by Jackson County Deputy Sheriffs led to the arrest of two men Tuesday night wanted for allegedly operating a clandestine methamphetamine lab discovered during a search last Thursday at a Statts Mill Road residence.

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By Greg Matics

Jackson Newspapers - Ripley, WV

By Greg Matics

Posted Feb. 7, 2013 at 4:00 PM

By Greg Matics
Posted Feb. 7, 2013 at 4:00 PM

Tips received in response to Facebook postings by Jackson County Deputy Sheriffs led to the arrest of two men Tuesday night wanted for allegedly operating a clandestine methamphetamine lab discovered during a search last Thursday at a Statts Mill Road residence.

Detective Ross Mellinger’s (lead investigator) criminal complaint indicates that after receiving information from numerous sources since the fall months of 2012, a search warrant was executed at the Cummings’ residence by Mellinger and other officers, where Murray was also reported residing, at around 7:42 p.m. on January 31, 2013.